Coralline Definition

kôrə-lĭn, -līn, kŏr-
adjective
Consisting of coral or corallines.
Webster's New World
Resembling coral, esp. in color.
Webster's New World

Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.

Wiktionary
noun
Any of a family (Corallinaceae) of red algae that produce limestone.
Webster's New World
Any animal related to or resembling the corals.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coralline

Noun

Singular:
coralline
Plural:
corallines

Origin of Coralline

  • From French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probably of Semitic origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • French corallin from Late Latin corallīnus from Latin corallium coral coral

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Coralline Sentence Examples

  • The term coprolites has been made to include all kinds of phosphatic nodules employed as manures, such, for example, as those obtained from the Coralline and the Red Crag of Suffolk.

  • The phosphatic nodules occurring throughout the Red Crag of Suffolk are regarded as derived from the Coralline Crag.

  • It comprises a large number of low coralline islands and atolls, which are disposed in nine clusters extending over a distance of about 400 m.

  • There is an endless amount of stone, very little of which is hard enough to be good for building material, the greatest part being a soft coralline limestone.

  • They are entirely marine, and are not uncommon in the coralline zone of the sea-coast.

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to coralline using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

CCOCOR

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

coralline

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CO & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With NE

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With C9 Letter Words Ending With E